Taihe old chicken, also known as black chicken, is commonly known as Wushan chicken because it is produced in Wushan. Taihe chicken is docile, short and short, with a long and small head, a short neck, whiskers on the lower jaw, peacock blue ears, five claws and white silky fluff. Compared with other varieties, it has obvious and unique appearance characteristics and is easily distinguished from other varieties. Folk call it "perfect", and its ten characteristics are:

(1) silk hair-the whole body is covered with white silky fluff, and there are a few flat feathers in the main wing feathers of the male and the hen and the tail feathers of the cock.

② tassel head-There is a pinch of white vertical fine fluff at the top of the head, especially for roosters.

③ Re-crown-known as rockhopper, cocks are mostly rose crowns, hens are mostly strawberry crowns and mulberry crowns; Less single crown, more common in roosters; Beans can be seen in hens, but rarely.

(4) Ears at the edge-the ears are peacock blue and bronze, but the number is small. In Kong Quelan, the age of 60-150 days is the most obvious. As time goes on in adulthood, blue gradually fades and is replaced by purplish red.

⑤ Beard-The mandible has long fine hair, which looks like a beard.

⑥ Hairy legs-There are tufts of down feathers on the outside of the legs, which vary in number, commonly known as wearing pants.

⑦ Five claws-each foot has five claws, and the mutant or hybrid type also has one foot with four or six claws.

⑧ Black skin-the whole body skin is black.

Pet-name ruby-bone and bone marrow are light black, and the periosteum on the surface of bone is black.

Attending black meat-meat and dirty meat are black and light black.

According to the 80th chapter of The Travels of Marco Polo translated by Chen Kaijun and others, "There is a kind of domestic chicken in this place. It has no feathers and is covered with black hair, which looks like cat skin, but I have never seen it with my own eyes. If I can feast my eyes on it, it will be a spectacle. They lay eggs like other domestic chickens, and the meat is delicious." Note: "Poultry lovers recognized this kind of poultry as wool Persian chicken, and China called it velvet wool chicken, but now there is only one white one". This kind of fluffy chicken is black-bone chicken, namely Taihe chicken.

Taihe chicken has high nutritional value, and its 18 amino acids are higher than other chicken breeds. In addition, Taihe chicken is rich in chemical elements, with the highest content of calcium, with an average of 3.14g per100g, followed by Na, K, Fe and Mg, with 1.0 1 g, 0.75g and 0./kl respectively. Among the trace elements of copper, zinc and manganese, the content of zinc is the highest, with an average of 59.57ppm per100g sample, followed by 4.75ppm for manganese and 3.85ppm for copper. Taihe chicken's eggs are also very rich in nutrition, and they are excellent dishes used to entertain distinguished guests in past dynasties.

Taihe chicken is a famous medicinal chicken breed in China and the main raw material of the famous medicine "Wuji Baifeng Pill". Li Shizhen, a famous medical scientist in ancient China, recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica: "Black-bone chickens have white hair and black bones, black and white bones and spotted hair and black bones. All flesh and blood are black, and all bones are black, but those who observe the black tongue of the chicken are black, so it is better to take medicine. The old chicken Ganxin fever is non-toxic and produced in Taihe, Jiangxi Province, commonly known as the old chicken can cure children's acne. According to Chen Zangqi's Collection of Materia Medica, it is recorded that "three black chicken eggs, half a catty of vinegar and stirring, take one liter and take four servings to cure postpartum distress"; According to many medical books, Taihe chicken has the functions of nourishing yin and strengthening yang, strengthening the body and tonifying qi and blood, enriching blood, calming the liver and expelling wind; Tonify deficiency, remove fatigue, dispel heat and promote fluid production; Treating nocturnal emission, chronic dysentery and fracture by quenching thirst; Nourishing kidney and yin, treating women's diseases such as irregular menstruation, leukorrhagia during collapse and asthenia.

Taihe chicken is very cute because its meat is black and its coat is as white as willow. As early as 18 15, Taihe chicken was sent to Panama Pacific World Expo as a precious bird species, which was well received and praised by people all over the world, and it was famous all over the world as an ornamental chicken.

What is the difference between Taihe silky fowl and Baifeng silky fowl?

First, the origin is different

1, Taihe silky fowl: Taihe silky fowl originated from Taihe County, Ji 'an City, Jiangxi Province.

2. Baifeng Wuji: Baifeng Wuji originated from Wushan, Taihe County, Jiangxi Province, China.

Second, different habits

1, Taihe black-bone chicken: It has the characteristics of being timid and quiet, lively in nature, gregarious, diverse in eating habits and strong in holding.

2. Baifeng Black-bone Chicken: The larval development period requires a high ambient temperature, with miscellaneous feeding habits and strong feeding ability. It likes dryness and is afraid of humidity. Adult chickens are grazing type, which can make full use of green materials, have strong adaptability to the environment and have strong nesting.

Third, the quality characteristics are different

1, Taihe black-bone chicken: the meat is dark and tender, and the taste is fresh and delicious.

2, Baifeng Wuji: the soup is clear and fragrant, and the meat is tender.

How much is an authentic Taihe silky fowl?

The local retail price of authentic Taihe silky fowl is1one in 60 yuan, the price of Taobao Tmall JD.COM is also around 158 yuan, and the age of the chicken is also related. The most expensive Taihe silky fowl is 1998 yuan. All black-bone chickens that cost more than ten yuan a catty are not Taihe black-bone chickens, and an adult Taihe black-bone chicken is about 2 to 3 kilograms at most. So you know.

How to breed large Taihe silky fowl?

Note that the following aspects can be cultivated:

The feeding management of Taihe black-bone chicken is unique in three aspects: feeding method, feed used and drinking water. That is to say, the combination of stocking and captivity, the combination of natural food and formula feed, and the natural mineral water flowing down from Wushan Mountain in Taihe and the groundwater in Taihe are drunk. In order to protect the original flavor of Taihe black-bone chicken, we advocate stocking and let black-bone chicken return to nature to feed on grains, insects, weeds, water and soil, fruits and so on. Even in captivity, its standard henhouse is different from other henhouses, which consists of two parts: outdoor activity area and indoor lounge. In addition to natural feed, Taihe black-bone chicken feed also has special nutritional formula.

What is the food tradition of Taihe black-bone chicken?

Taihe black-bone chicken is a specialty of Taihe County, Jiangxi Province. It is native to the northern foot of Wushan Mountain in Taihe County. It is also called Wushan Chicken according to its origin. It is world-famous for its "Top Ten" characteristics, high nutritional and medicinal value, including tufted crown, tassel head, green ears, beard, silky hair, hairy feet, five claws, black skin, black meat and black bone.

In June 2007, he participated in the exhibition of the World Geographical Indications Congress and was listed in the World Geographical Indications Product List, which was protected by the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Taihe silky fowl originated in Wangbeitu Village, Beishan Rock, Taihe County, Jiangxi Province. Taihe silky fowl began to be recorded in the history books in Tang and Song Dynasties, and became famous in Kanggan, 1567. The medicinal efficacy of Taihe silky fowl was recorded in Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica. It is recorded in Taihe County Records: "Wushan chicken is fragrant in its mouth, with black bones, green ears, red crown, five claws and white hair as the best." It can treat deficiency syndrome, yin syndrome and acne, and its effect lies in the soup rather than the meat. " According to legend, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Tu Wenxuan, a chicken breeder in Taihe, selected several best Taihe chickens as tributes and presented them to the capital. As a treasure, Qianlong was given the name "Wushan Chicken" and sealed Tu Wenxuan's official position.

The so-called "perfect" theory of Taihe black-bone chicken refers to the ten characteristics of Taihe black-bone chicken:

1), silk wool. The whole body is covered with white silky fluff, and there are a few flat feathers in the main wing feathers of the male and female hens and the tail feathers of the rooster.

2), tassel head. There is a pinch of white vertical fine fluff at the top of the head, especially for roosters.

3), re-crown. Known as the rockhopper, cocks are mostly rose-crowned, and hens are mostly strawberry-crowned and mulberry-crowned; Single crown is smaller, more common in roosters; Beanstalk can be seen in hens, but rarely.

4), green ears. Ears are peacock blue and bronzed, but the number is small, especially in Kong Quelan at the age of 60- 150 days. As time goes on in adulthood, the blue gradually fades and is replaced by purplish red.

5), beard. The mandible has long fine hair, which looks like a beard.

6), hairy legs. There are tufted feathers on the outside of the legs, which are different in number, commonly known as wearing pants.

7), five claws. Each foot has five claws. Variant or hybrid types also have one foot with four or six claws.

8), Uppi. The skin, eyes, mouth and claws are all black.

9), black bone. Bone and bone marrow are light black, and the periosteum on the surface of bone is black.

10), black meat. The muscles, viscera and intra-abdominal fat of the whole body are all black, and the chest muscles and leg muscles are light black. There are many differences in essence except the appearance characteristics. The most obvious is the geographical "concept" is different. Ordinary chickens can be raised everywhere, while Taihe black-bone chickens are only raised in Wushan, Taihe, Jiangxi. Breeding in different places will mutate within three generations. The external "perfect" characteristics and internal organizational structure have completely changed. Nowadays, the common bamboo chicken on the market is the mutated variety, which is very different from Taihe silky chicken. On the other hand, the composition of organizational components is different. Taihe black-bone chicken contains 2 1 trace elements, many of which are not available in ordinary chickens. Its melanin and selenium are the effective components of anti-aging, beauty and anti-cancer. Ordinary chickens or bamboo birds do not contain these ingredients. Although ordinary chicken is also a tonic, people get angry after eating it, while Taihe silky chicken doesn't get angry after eating it. What's the reason? According to laboratory analysis, Taihe silky fowl contains more protein, amino acids and trace elements, but less fat and cholesterol. Modern medicine believes that eating Taihe silky fowl can eliminate fatigue, improve physique, enhance immunity, improve sexual function, delay aging, beautify and resist cancer.

Taihe black-bone chicken has high nutritional value. Rich in a variety of amino acids, melanin, trace elements and other essential nutrients.

Rich in amino acids

The content of 18 amino acids in Taihe black-bone chicken is higher than that in common chicken breeds. Serine and threonine can prevent skin aging; Leucine can accelerate cell metabolism and promote wound healing; Tyrosine can regulate the absorption of sunlight and ultraviolet rays.

High protein, low fat and low sugar

Scientific tests have proved that the protein content of Taihe black-bone chicken is twice as high as that of ordinary chicken breeds, but the fat content is lower than that of ordinary chicken breeds 1/2, which is an ideal green food for human beings.

Rich in vitamins and trace elements

Taihe silky fowl contains so many vitamins and minerals that it is extremely rare in meat food. Among them, the content of vitamin A is 10 times that of eel, iron is about 10 times higher than that of spinach, and zinc is 3.3 times that of soybean. In addition, it is also rich in various minerals such as phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, copper and manganese ions.